The Lost Daughters

Born a daughter into the kingdom of Jinu, Xiuying knows nothing but rejection and betrayal, even as a young child. She is left forgotten and raised by maids while her parents, disgraced by her gender, tell the rest of the kingdom that she’s dead, when the only thing she wants is love. And eventually, her father and king, Qianfan, sends her away to an abandoned island… to die. But all hope is not lost. She meets Hua who, along with the rest of the island villagers, welcome her into their home with open arms, and twelve years later, Xiuying falls in love with a handsome prince, Zhang Wei.

Xiaofan, the princess of Jinu, thinks she has it all. Her parents love her. Her father gives her everything she’s always wanted. And she looks down at the peasants from her high throne like she’s better than them. But then her parents have another child. Jinhai, the first-born son. The future king of Jinu. And Xiaofan feels her entire world crumbling beneath her. To make matters worse, she discovers that she has an older sister, Xiuying, whom her parents had sent away many years ago. And now they’re telling her she’s next.

Qianfan’s wishes have finally come true. After years and years of trying, the kingdom of Jinu has been blessed with a son! Jinhai, the new prince and his father’s greatest joy. However, disappointment ensues when Qianfan realizes that Jinhai is nothing like him. That he’s weak, emotional, and unfit to be a king. A shame to the family name. But Jinhai knows that he can become the greatest king of all, the greatest king to the people who live within the kingdom walls.